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Road named in the memory of late actor Sapru near Fun Republic, Andheri
His son Tej Sapru and younger daughter Preeti Sapru are actors in Punjabi and Hindi films.
By Jyothi Venkatesh
The occasion was quite joyous and excitement palpable. The Fun Republic Road at Andheri (West) in Mumbai was renamed Shri Daya Kishan Sapru Marg. The inauguration ceremony was held on August 25. Sapru, was a versatile character actor famed for a variety of character roles in Hindi cinema, particularly villains, judges and aristocrats in crime thrillers and dramas.
The inauguration was done by BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde on 25th August at 11.30 a.m. MP Ravindra Waikar and MLA Bharati Lavekar also attended the renaming ceremony.
Though he died at the age of just 63, his most notable performances were in the late 1950s and early 1970s, including Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Heer Raanjha, Pakeezah, Kala Pani, Dooj Ka Chand, Tere Mere Sapne, Humjoli, Jewel Thief, and Deewar.
Born to Kashmiri Pandit parents in 1916, Sapru made his Bollywood debut in Chand (1944), starring Prem Adib, another Kashmiri Pandit actor. By the early 1970s, Sapru had risen to prominence as a villain in crime thrillers. Although he died in 1979, he continued to appear in several films that were released in the 1980s, including Krodhi.
His son Tej Sapru and younger daughter Preeti Sapru are actors in Punjabi and Hindi films. His elder daughter Reema Rakesh Nath is a scriptwriter and director, and her son, actor Karan Nath, is Sapru’s only grandson.
Present in full strength at the renaming of the Road were actors like Kiran Kumar, Paintal, Johny Lever, Mukesh Rishi, Deepak Parashar, Tej Sapru, Poonam Dhillon, Renuka Shahane, Preeti Sapru, Sapru’s son in law Riku Rakeshnath, Lawrence D’Souza, Kumar Mohan, Founder Editor of Bollywood & TV Reporter, Mehul Kumar, K.C. Bokadia, Manoj Joshi, action director Sham Kaushal and last but not the least Jackie Shroff.
The event, followed up by sumptuous vegetarian lunch at Kalinga restaurant brought together dignitaries, from both politics and Bollywood, who paid their respects and celebrated Sapru’s enduring legacy.
